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Giovanni Giacinto Achilli ((:dʒoˈvanni dʒaˈtʃinto aˈkilli); ''c.'' 1803 – ''c.'' 1860) was an Italian Roman Catholic who was discharged from the priesthood for sexual misconduct and subsequently became a fervent advocate of the Protestant evangelical cause. He is particularly notable for his activities in England and for launching a successful criminal prosecution against John Henry Newman for libel. ==Early life as a priest== Achilli was born in Celleno, a village c. 30 km from Viterbo, then part of the Papal States. He joined the Dominican order in 1819 and was ordained a priest in 1825. In 1833 Achilli obtained the degree of Master of Sacred Theology at the Roman College of St. Thomas, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum''.〔http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZ18520710.2.8&l Accessed 2-1-2013〕 In 1840 here followed a sequence of disciplinary actions and sanctions against Achilli, largely arising from sexual misconduct including the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in Naples.〔Gilley (2004)〕 On 16 June 1841, the Roman Inquisition finally lost patience and permanently suspended Achilli from the cure of souls, sentencing him to three years' penance at a remote monastery at San Nazzaro. However, in 1842, Achilli made his way to Corfu, then a British protectorate, and claimed political asylum alleging that he was a ''cavaliere'' and that he had escaped from the fortress at Ancona. The local authorities were minded to grant the papal consul's request for extradition until they discovered that Achilli was claiming to have converted to Protestantism and was engaged in fervent anti-Catholic propaganda, largely under the influence of Isaac Lowndes, the Scottish presbyterian secretary of the Bible Society. However, this did not deter Achilli from more sexual escapades, seductions and affairs. He made alliances with exiled Italian nationalists but they were later to denounce him when he dishonestly took advantage of them.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giacinto Achilli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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